EPS seeking project supervision service for overhaul of old small hydropower plants
EPS launched a public call for oversight services for a group of seven small hydropower plants built between 1903 and 1953. The project is financed with a loan provided by the EBRD and EPS’ own funds. Serbia’s state-owned public enterprise Elektroprivreda Srbije – EPS intends to reconstruct and modernize 15 small hydropower plants commissioned 117 […]
EU heads promise to stick with sustainability in COVID-19 recovery
Members of the European Council added a reference to the green transition to the draft joint statement after a virtual summit. Prime ministers and presidents of EU countries urged officials on all levels to integrate sustainability measures in efforts to heal the economy from the damage amid the COVID-19 outbreak. The European Union must integrate […]
Energy Community: Kosovo* failed to implement rules on pollutants
Kosovo* must rectify its breaches by July 1 or the Energy Community Secretariat will initiate a procedure over emission limit values, which the government is obligated to determine in a law. The Ministerial Council of the Energy Community has confirmed that the government in Prishtina failed to fulfill its obligations under articles 12 and 16 […]
Air pollution sharply falls worldwide on COVID-19 lockdowns
Concentrations of nitrogen oxides have gone down by as much as one half in some industrial centers since the onset of the pandemic. Air pollution is plummetting as governments are shutting down traffic and manufacturing activities to slow the spread of COVID-19 and as people stay at home. Satellite data compiled by the European Space […]
GEN-I cuts Slovenian power prices 15% for three months amid pandemic
Energy trader and supplier GEN-I lowered its electricity tariffs for low voltage in Slovenia, adding to the government’s support measures due to the coronavirus pandemic. Households and small businesses buying power from GEN-I doo are getting a 15% discount in the company’s home market. Slovenian customers in the category will be paying almost 30% less […]
Earth Hour 2020 – Turn lights off for our planet on March 28 at 20:30
The annual Earth Hour event is on Saturday evening but without any gatherings due to the coronavirus outbreak. Earth Hour 2020 will be held on March 28 at 20:30 with a message to decision makers to put nature first. Like every year since 2007, lights are about to be turned off for Earth Hour at […]
Electricity, carbon prices plummet as coronavirus wounds EU economy
Market participants pushed prices of electricity and emission certificates lower at the main exchanges in Europe while widespread shutdowns caused a decline in carbon and other greenhouse gases released by the industry because of restrictions aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus. Statistical data show a global recession is close as the pandemic crippled […]
Kragujevac-Kraljevo transmission line contract signed; works to start in one month
Kodar, Elektromontaža and Elnos BL will connect Kragujevac and Kraljevo with an overhead transmission link. EMS picked the consortium for the EUR 13.5 million project, while with substation upgrades the section of the Trans-Balkan Electricity Corridor is worth EUR 29.6 million. Elektromreža Srbije jsc – EMS signed a deal with a consortium on the construction […]